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The Chicago Tribune Fans' Poll was a weekly ranking of the top 20 NCAA college football teams. ... 1986 [10] Penn State: 12–0
In addition, the Chicago Tribune awards the Chicago Tribune Silver Football to the most valuable football player of the conference. ... From 1986 through 2010, ...
The 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team compiled a 10–1–1 record and was ranked No. 2 in the final AP and UPI polls. [5] Sixteen starters returned from the 1985 team, including quarterback Jim Harbaugh, running backs Jamie Morris and Gerald White, offensive guard Mark Hammerstein, left tackle Jumbo Elliott, defensive tackle Mark Messner, linebacker Andy Moeller, and cornerback Garland ...
The 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 4–7 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. [1]
In 2022, the Chicago Tribune announced a new partnership with the Union League Club of Chicago, where it is currently housed. [2] A vote of Big Ten head football coaches determines the winner of the Silver Football. [1] Each coach submits a two-player ballot with a first and second choice, and coaches cannot vote for players on their own team. [1]
The same year, Grange became the first recipient of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the Big Ten Conference's most valuable player. [2] In 2008, Grange was named the best college football player of all time by ESPN, and in 2011, he was named the Greatest Big Ten Icon by the Big Ten Network.
The advent of the state high school football playoffs further contributed to the decline in interest in the Prep Bowl. [10] In 1979, the Prep Bowl was retooled. Before this, it was a standalone game that pitted the champion of the Chicago Catholic League against the champion of the Chicago Public League.
The 1986 Chicago Bears season was their 67th regular season and 17th post-season completed in the National Football League. The Bears entered the season looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions, as they had won in 1985. Chicago managed to finish 14–2, one game off of their 1985 record of 15–1.